For this reflection, describe an activity that you have taught and reflect on how it went. Write your reflection in your Evernote notebook using the lesson reflection model introduced in class and located here to write your reflections. Copy your reflection and paste it into the wikipage linked below.
I was unable to get pictures of student work because I only visited my HS practicum once in the last two weeks due to Thanksgiving break and my MS teacher being out sick. When I was in on Friday, 11/21, the students took notes during both classes I observed and there was nothing for me to take notes on. I am reflecting on the lesson that I taught on Wednesday, 11/12 on the evolution of skin color.
Taxonomy of Reflection
Description
Remembering: What did I want/do/feel/think?
What did the students want/do/feel/think?
I wanted the students to understand why they all have different skin colors and I thought this
would be a good lesson for them because it talks about diversity and encourages them to embrace
their cultural heritage. I started the lesson by having them figure out what skin type they have through a skin
quiz and then I went through a Powerpoint explaining different skin colors and skin cancer. The students wanted
to not be bored and to learn something about their skin and I think they did learn a lot after hearing the discussions
they were having during the lesson. I feel that this was a successful lesson overall because I recently was back at
my HS placement and he was having the students review what they learned during my lesson, and many of them
remembered most of the key points I was trying to make.
Understanding: What was important about it?
For me? For the students? For both?
What was important about this lesson for me was that it was the first lesson that I designed 100% by myself that I
have taught, and I wanted to see how my own original lesson was received by the students. For the students,
the most important part was understanding how to take care of their skin and just because most of them have
darker skin does not mean they are immune to skin cancer. For both myself and the students, it was important that the
students understand how I am going to be teaching them next semester and that we start building that relationship
of trust this semester.
Applying: Where can I use this again?
I plan on using this lesson plan again when I am student teaching Anatomy and Physiology in the spring.
Analyzing: Do I see any patterns in what I did?
The patterns I see are that all of the lessons I teach always use a Powerpoint to get the main ideas across. I have to
learn not to rely on the Powerpoints so much and I need to increase my personal database of activities to incorporate
into lessons.
Evaluating: What was effective/ineffective?
Effective: The students seemed to really enjoy the lesson and from the questions I had them answer at the end
and turn in to my CT,it seems like they have a pretty good understanding of the material. Ineffective: I need to have more interactive parts and find one more activity to break up the lesson into
two parts, the evolution of skin color and skin cancer.
Creating: What could I do next?
Next semester when I hopefully teach this again, I will try to find another activity for the students to do related to the
lesson. More activities combined with more questions would make it a much more interactive experience for the students.
I was unable to get pictures of student work because I only visited my HS practicum once in the last two weeks due to Thanksgiving break and my MS teacher being out sick. When I was in on Friday, 11/21, the students took notes during both classes I observed and there was nothing for me to take notes on. I am reflecting on the lesson that I taught on Wednesday, 11/12 on the evolution of skin color.
What did the students want/do/feel/think?
would be a good lesson for them because it talks about diversity and encourages them to embrace
their cultural heritage. I started the lesson by having them figure out what skin type they have through a skin
quiz and then I went through a Powerpoint explaining different skin colors and skin cancer. The students wanted
to not be bored and to learn something about their skin and I think they did learn a lot after hearing the discussions
they were having during the lesson. I feel that this was a successful lesson overall because I recently was back at
my HS placement and he was having the students review what they learned during my lesson, and many of them
remembered most of the key points I was trying to make.
For me? For the students? For both?
have taught, and I wanted to see how my own original lesson was received by the students. For the students,
the most important part was understanding how to take care of their skin and just because most of them have
darker skin does not mean they are immune to skin cancer. For both myself and the students, it was important that the
students understand how I am going to be teaching them next semester and that we start building that relationship
of trust this semester.
learn not to rely on the Powerpoints so much and I need to increase my personal database of activities to incorporate
into lessons.
and turn in to my CT,it seems like they have a pretty good understanding of the material.
Ineffective: I need to have more interactive parts and find one more activity to break up the lesson into
two parts, the evolution of skin color and skin cancer.
lesson. More activities combined with more questions would make it a much more interactive experience for the students.